The Boy in the Back

Which question does paragraph 1 answer?

• How many students are in the class?
• In which city does Ho Ming live?
• In what grade are the boys?
• Where does Samuel live?

What is the main idea of paragraph 6?

• Samuel learns words to say to Ho Ming.
• Samuel and Ho Ming play together.
• Samuel tries to make Ho Ming feel welcome.
• Samuel and Ho Ming become friends.

Which question does paragraph 3 answer?

• What is the name of the school?
• What is the name of the teacher?
• How old are the boys?
• Why did the boys talk to each other?

Read this sentence from paragraph 7.

He was afraid he would sound foolish. 

In which word does the -ish mean the same as it does in foolish?

• selfish
• dishes
• catfish
• wishful

Samuel and Ho Ming are alike because they both are —

• wearing glasses
• attending a new school
• from the same country
• in the same class

At the end of this story, Samuel and Ho Ming will MOST likely —

• go to the library
• study together
• throw the ball to each other
• visit with other students

This story is MOSTLY about two boys who —

• learn to talk to each other
• need help in school
• have few friends    
• are very shy

Which sentence shows that something belongs to Samuel?

• Samuel’s eager to talk to a new friend.
• Samuel’s desk is on the second row.
• Samuel’s playing ball on the playground.
• Samuel’s listening carefully to the teacher.